Shipping box or crate for bedsteads.



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SAMUEL ROSENTHAL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIeNoR'rO BRADLEY & VROOMAN COMPANY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

SHIPPING Box oR CRA'rEroR BEDs'rEADs.

spei'acaiii ftaers Patent. i Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

' Apiinetoii flied June 17, 1909. i serial No. 502,656.

I Crates for Bedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to shipping boxes and crates for bedsteads and seeks to provide simple and effective means whereby the bedstead will be rigidly held in position within` the box or crate so that the surface thereof cannot be marred by striking against' the walls of the box or crate. v

The invention consists in the features of improvement hereinafter set forth, illustrated in the accompanying `drawing and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in elevation of the improved shipping box or crate with the bedstead` shown in position therein. Fig. 2 is a detail section onthe line 2-2 of Fig. I with the partsshown on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a detail section on theline 3 3 of Figs. 1 and 2.

The improved box or crate is more particularly designed for use in shipping metal bedsteads that have nicely linished surfaces` liable to become marredl in shipment. 'JTO prevent this marring, all portions of the bedsteads are usually wrapped. The present improved shipping box or crate is arranged to rigidly hold the bedstead in position `out of Contact with the walls ofthefbox or crate, so that the necessity and expense of wrapping the bedstead is avoided and its surface cannot be marred during shipment.

formed of wooden boards 4, the ends ofl which preferably overlap and are nailed or otherwise suitably secured to the edges of.4 the end boards 3. These' side boards may be spaced apart, as shown in Fig. 1, to form a crate-like construction, or they may be arranged close together and entirely inclose the front and back portions of the shipping box. l

To `rigidly hold the bedstead in position out `of Contact with the walls of the shippingvbox or crate, the bottom wall 2 is provided' with means for engaging the lower ends of the pillars of the bedstead, and the shipping box or crate is `provided on the linner 4face of its side wall with projections that are arranged to interlock with the'side rail supports of the bedstead. In metal bedsteads, for which the improved shipping box'or crate is especially designed, these side rail supports are usually in the form of cast lugs 5 which unite the vertical pillars 6 and the cross rails 7 of the bedstead and which are provided with projecting portions having vertically-disposed, conical sockets S` thatV are `adapted to receive correspondingly shaped lugs upon the ends of the side rails of the bed. The parts of the shipping box or crate which interlock with the side rail supports are preferably in the form of cast metal plates 9 having projecting, conical lugs 10 shaped to snugly fit the sockets 8 of the side rail supports on the bedstead. The plates 9 are preferably secured 'by screws or other suitable means to the face of one ofthe side boards 4, as shown. As a further aid in holding the bedstead in position, the bottom board is, as

stated, provided Vwith meansfor engaging the ends of the pillars 6 of the bedstead. These metal pillars are usually formed of hollow piping and the bottom board 2 is preferably provided with a pair of projecting studs 11 of wood, cork, or other suitable material that are secured in position upon the inner face of the bottom board.

In packing a bedstead for shipment, the top, bottom and end boards are nailed together and the side boards on the back of the crate or box are secured in position. The bedstead is then placed in position within the crate or box with the lower ends of its pillars 6 litting over the projecting studs 1l `on the bottom board 2. The side boards 4 having the projections l() thereon are then placed in position with the conical projections engaging the correspondingly-shaped `sockets 8 of the side rail supports of the bedstead and the ends of this board are then nailed 'to the end boards 3 and the other side boards are then nailed to the front of the shipping box or crate. In this way, the

metal lugs 9 upon the inner face of the side wall of the shipping box are securely intersockets of the .side

in position Within Ystuds ll upon the bottoni A j y crate or box assist in holding the bedstead `s1`de rail supports and the conical -bjelmade in the details v.partur-e ,frointheressentials of the invention fas. defined inthe claims.

.having rside Wall arranged to interlock with 4the sidegnail supports of the be'dstead, substantially as described.

zing lthe ends of the PhavifH-g l:the'bot-toin Wall arranged to lenter'th-e .ends

lockedY with the side rail supports of the bedstead, so that the box orf crate and out of contact with its Walls.

sockets 8 of the projections 9 Which interlock therewith, are larger at their upper ends, so that the bedstead-is in position. The conical `rigidly lield in `place leven thoughthecrate is turned upsidedown.

`The improved construction obviates the necessity of Wrappingthe bedsteads for shipinent and cat :the @ventstheni from v.the .rough handling, to which theyare often saine time Veffectively prebeing marred by reason kof subjected during shipment. v

.Itis obvious-that numerous changes may set `forth Without de- I claim as my invention z*A ,1. A shipping box or crate for bedstea-ds projections ,on the inner face of `its 2. Ashipping box or crate for bedsteads havingprojectingconical lugs on the inner `faeeof its .side iv :all arranged to `engage the rail supports lof the bed- ;steadf, :substantially yas described.

e 3. A shipping'boxor crate for bedsteads .hav-ingineanson its bottom wall for vengagpillars of the bedstead yand. .prcjectionson the inner tace of its side wall-.arranged :to interlock With the side rail supports ,of the bedstead, .substantially as described.

14. A shipping box orcrate for bedsteads projecting studsonthe inner face lof vofthe bedstead the latter lis .rinly held 'The pj'eCtiIi'g/ board 2- of the j Y comprising top, bottoni,

,jecting, conical,

-coinprising top, bottoni, `one of said -side boards pillars, and' projections on the inner face ot its side Wall arranged .to engage the sockets of the side rail sup `o`rt`s 'of t'lie bedste'ad, substantially as described.

5. A shipping. box or crate for bedsteads side and end boards, one of said side boards overlapping and secured to said end boards and having projections on its inner face arranged to interlock with the side rail supports of the bedstead, substantially as described.

A shipping box or crate :for bedsteads comprising. top, bottom, side-and end boards,

oneof saidl side boards overlapping and secured toV said end boards and having proinetal lugs on its inner face arranged to engage the sockets of the' side rail supports of the bedstead, substantially as described.

' '7. A shipping box or crate ,for bedsteads I side and end boards, overlapping and secured to said end boards and ,having pro- `jections on its inner facearranged tointerlock with the side rail supports of the bedstead, and said bottom boardliaving means for engaging `the ends of the .bedstead pillars,substantial1y as described.

`S. A shipping box or crate .for bedsteads comprising top, bottom, side and end boards, one of said side boards overlapping and secured to said end boards and having projecting, conical lugs on its inner tace arranged to engage the sockets of the side rail supports of the bedstead and said bottom board having project-ing studs on its inner face arranged to enter the ends 0f the bedsteadpillars, substantially as described.

FRANKLIN F. BRADLEY, KA'ri-IARINE GERLACH. 

